Legislation passed to control tamarisk
Rocky Mountain News
Published September 29, 2006 at midnight
Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., announced today that the U.S. Senate has passed legislation designed for the control and eradication of the salt cedar plant, also known as the tamarisk.
The Senate passed the House version of H.R. 2720, a companion to the Senate Bill S. 177 that Allard cosponsored with Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.
"The tamarisk is causing severe problems throughout Colorado and the West," said Allard. "The Senate's approval of this legislation marks a major milestone in the ongoing effort by Congress to provide critical resources for the removal of this destructive and invasive species."
The bill authorizes grants worth millions of dollars to states and public/private partnerships to control and eradicate tamarisk.
The legislation was approved by the U.S. House earlier this year and now goes to the president for his signature.
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